©2024 The Box Man Film Partners
©2024 The Box Man Film Partners
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Admiring the box man, who wears a cardboard box over his head and wanders the city, “Myself” decides to take his first step as the box man. However, the road to becoming the real one is not easy, with the Fake Doctor assailing him to take over its existence.
©2024 The Box Man Film Partners
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Directed By
ISHII Gakuryu
NAGASE Masatoshi, ASANO Tadanobu, SHIRAMOTO Ayana, SATO Koichi
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Official Selection - Berlinale Special, 2024 Berlin International Film Festival
2024
120 mins
English
Drama
R21 (Sexual Scenes and Nudity)
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Director's Biography - ISHII Gakuryu
Born in 1957 in Fukuoka Prefecture, formerly known as Sogo Ishii. ISHII Gakuryu is a film director and became a leading figure in the Japanese New Wave with his university graduation project, Crazy Thunder Road. His notable directorial works include Burst City, The Crazy Family, 1/2 Man, Angel Dust, August in the Water, Labyrinth of Dreams, Electric Dragon 80000V, Gojoe, That's It, and Punk Samurai Slash Down. His latest film, The Box Man, starring Masatoshi Nagase, will be released in Japan on August 23, 2024. He served as a professor in the film course at Kobe Design University from 2006 until stepping away from his position in March 2023.